“Unlike some other cities with beach in their name, Lake Worth actually has a beach. So, there has been this discussion that’s ongoing about should we add the word beach so it is Lake Worth Beach and identifies us as coastal beachfront community?” said city manager Michael Bornstein.

The City Commission is exploring this option to boost tourism and to also to distance itself from the surrounding crime ridden areas.

Shell’s recent success in the US Gulf of Mexico includes its deepwater Dover discovery on Mississippi Canyon 612, reported last year, near its Appomattox platform. The well was drilled by the Deepwater Poseidon ultra-deepwater drillship. Sources: Shell, Transocean.

In lieu of the traditional shovel groundbreaking, Miami City Commission chair Ken Russell, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and Miami city manager Emilio T. Gonzalez (pictured l-r) perform the ceremonial water toss to mark the start of the first Miami Forever Bond project tackling flooding and sea-level rise. (Photo by City of Miami Office of Communications)